Microsoft has evolved their systems in the last few years, making the Windows 7 its latest and most advanced operating system in the world of personal computers. Unlike Windows Vista who brought new features in it which was released before the Windows 7, the Windows 7 was created with the intention of being focused and being compatible with the applications and components that the Windows Vista was compatible already. The Windows 7 has with new features embedded with it such as the advances in handwriting recognition and touch, supports for virtual hard drive improved performance on both multi-core processors and boot performance. The interface of the operating system dramatically improved in Windows 7 with the ability to pin applications to the taskbar and the taskbar itself also permits reordering of the taskbar buttons. The Windows 7 was created as a faster operating system with improved functionality and personalized touch.

However, since the Windows 7 is the latest release from Microsoft, not all the other drivers and computer components are compatible with this system. Manufacturers of device drivers and devices had a hard time creating compatible drivers to run different computer components with it. The drivers available for the Windows are those that are compatible with the Vista operating system. As you may know, device drivers are software programs intended to control the devices connected to a computer. Drivers need to be compatible with the operating system so the communication between the device and the operating system in the computer will not have problems. A device may not have its full functionality when connected to a Windows 7 computer or it may not work at all due to driver incompatibility. Nevertheless, the drivers from Windows Vista almost always work with the new operating system.

Since the Windows 7 operating system is the latest, not all the device drivers are available for the use and compatible with it. Finding the latest drivers for your new operating system may be hard to find but it is still possible. The fact that the operating is still new, manufacturers of drivers are still on research to create for the best drivers that will work well with the latest operating system and some people over the internet may pose software that aren’t really intended for Windows 7. The first thing that a new Windows 7 user should do to know the drivers that needs update or upgrade is to go to the computer’s Device Manager. You will find all the hardware components that your operating system recognized. Just click on the + symbol, right click on the computer parts and update drivers choosing the “search automatically for updated driver software” option. The next thing to do is find compatible and working drivers for the devices attached to your computer, like printers or camera driver software. The best thing to do to find software like these is to go directly to the website of the brand of your device and search for drivers compatible with Windows 7. Be careful in getting drivers from the internet and check the operating system that you have before getting drivers. Some drivers are created to work with Windows 7 32bit only and some runs on 64bits.